How to fix your shoes 👞 without 👟

How to?

Shoes are an important part for people that need to cover their feet 🦶 when walking outside. On rocks and pavement and dirt. And for hiking.

And all kinds of weather. Rain and snow.

To repair loose soles, sand the sole and bottom of the shoe so they can hold adhesive better. Apply shoe repair glue and clamp the shoe together for 24 hours. To patch holes, remove the insole and tape over the hole. Fill the hole with Shoe Goo and let it dry by for 24 hours. Remove scuffs with erasers or petroleum jelly.

Wipe down the bottom of your shoe and the loose sole with a wet rag.Clear away any dust or dirt that’s gotten lodged in between the sole and the bottom of your shoe. After cleaning your shoe, let it dry completely.

If there’s old glue from the sole stuck to the bottom of your shoe, dip the rag in acetone nail polish remover and scrub at the glue until it comes off.

Scratch the loose sole and the bottom of your shoe with sandpaper.Use a coarse sandpaper that’s between 40-60 grit. The scratches will give the shoe repair glue something to stick to.

Apply shoe repair glue to the loose sole and the exposed bottom of your shoe. Apply the glue with a 1 centimetre (0.39 in) round paint brush. Paint the glue on with the brush so there’s an even layer over the whole top surface of the loose sole and the exposed bottom of your shoe.

• You can find shoe repair glue online or at your local shoe store.
• Read the label on your shoe repair glue for specific application instructions. Some shoe repair glues require you to let them dry for 5-10 minutes after you apply them.

Press the sole into the bottom of your shoe and hammer it into place.Turn your shoe upside down and hit the hammer down onto the area of the sole you’re attaching. Hit the bottom of the sole several times with the hammer, moving the hammer slightly each time so you get the entire section of the sole you’re reattaching.

Use a clamp to hold the sole in place for 24 hours. Use more than 1 clamp if you’re reattaching a large section of the sole. Attach the clamp to your shoe so one end is pressing down on the top of your shoe and the other end is pressing up on the bottom of the sole.

Remove the clamp from your shoe after 24 hours. Check to see if the sole is completely glued to the bottom of your shoe by gently pulling at the edges of the sole with your fingers. If the sole doesn’t budge, your shoe is fixed and ready to wear.